Question 1

The age at which children typically begin using two-word combinations is:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  1 1/2 years 
C)  2 years 
D)  2 1/2 years 
A)  1 year 
B)  1 1/2 years 
C)  2 years 
D)  2 1/2 years

Question 2

Which is not an approach to measuring creativity?

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic 
B)  case study 
C)  psychometric 
D)  cognitive 
A)  linguistic 
B)  case study 
C)  psychometric 
D)  cognitive

Question 3

Men and women process words differently in their brains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What would you see if you could "climb" inside a child's brain as she learns about different objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Objects are processed and stored according to the child's exemplar of the object. 
B)  There is no pattern as to where different objects are stored. 
C)  All objects, regardless of type, are processed and stored in the same part of the brain, which is the hippocampus. 
D)  Different objects are processed and stored in different parts of the brain. 
A)  Objects are processed and stored according to the child's exemplar of the object. 
B)  There is no pattern as to where different objects are stored. 
C)  All objects, regardless of type, are processed and stored in the same part of the brain, which is the hippocampus. 
D)  Different objects are processed and stored in different parts of the brain.

Question 5

When Americans view objects,they tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  analyze each object separately 
B)  analyze objects that are close together as being connected 
C)  perceive the objects as one 
D)  focus on objects that are familiar 
A)  analyze each object separately 
B)  analyze objects that are close together as being connected 
C)  perceive the objects as one 
D)  focus on objects that are familiar

Question 6

Tim is developing a concept of an "office." According to ____ theory,Tim should list all the essential features of an office.According to ____ theory,however,Tim should construct an ideal office which is an average of all offices.

Accepted Answer

A)  heuristic; semantic 
B)  exemplar; prototype 
C)  Chomsky's; transformational 
D)  deep structure; surface structure 
A)  heuristic; semantic 
B)  exemplar; prototype 
C)  Chomsky's; transformational 
D)  deep structure; surface structure

Question 7

Which definition of a problem-solving state is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  initial state-contemplating the unsolved problem 
B)  operations state-trying various operations or strategies to solve the problem 
C)  initial state-formulating alternative methods to perceive the problem 
D)  goal state-solving the problem 
A)  initial state-contemplating the unsolved problem 
B)  operations state-trying various operations or strategies to solve the problem 
C)  initial state-formulating alternative methods to perceive the problem 
D)  goal state-solving the problem

Question 8

"Rules of thumb" or mental shortcuts are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  framings 
B)  heuristics 
C)  brainstorming 
D)  prototypes 
A)  framings 
B)  heuristics 
C)  brainstorming 
D)  prototypes

Question 9

Travis has developed shortcuts to solving algebraic equations.These shortcuts allow Travis to identify a limited number of calculations and examine them in great depth.Travis is utilizing:

Accepted Answer

A)  algorithms 
B)  semantics 
C)  heuristics 
D)  insight 
A)  algorithms 
B)  semantics 
C)  heuristics 
D)  insight

Question 10

Which of the following provides the strongest support for the existence of an innate program for learning language?

Accepted Answer

A)  children who learn two languages from birth learn them just as quickly as children who only learn one language 
B)  the case of Genie 
C)  children with the largest vocabulary have parents with large vocabularies 
D)  parents using "parentese" 
A)  children who learn two languages from birth learn them just as quickly as children who only learn one language 
B)  the case of Genie 
C)  children with the largest vocabulary have parents with large vocabularies 
D)  parents using "parentese"

Question 11

Two sentences may have the same meaning,but the actual wording of the sentences may differ.This difference is in their:

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  deep structure 
C)  surface structure 
D)  comparative linguistics 
A)  semantics 
B)  deep structure 
C)  surface structure 
D)  comparative linguistics

Question 12

When doing a research paper,you break up the assignment into the steps of doing library research,taking notes,making a detailed outline,and writing the paper.This strategy uses:

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness 
B)  transformational rules 
C)  an analogy 
D)  subgoals 
A)  functional fixedness 
B)  transformational rules 
C)  an analogy 
D)  subgoals

Question 13

Feedback,reinforcement,observation,and imitation are examples of ____ related to language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A)  innate factors 
B)  environmental factors 
C)  transformational rules 
D)  semantics 
A)  innate factors 
B)  environmental factors 
C)  transformational rules 
D)  semantics

Question 14

The single-word stage of language acquisition begins at:

Accepted Answer

A)  six months of age 
B)  one year of age 
C)  one and a half years of age 
D)  two years of age 
A)  six months of age 
B)  one year of age 
C)  one and a half years of age 
D)  two years of age

Question 15

A mother is thinking about how much TV her young children watch.Based on research described in Module 14,what should she be most aware about regarding her children's language development and viewing habits?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced conversations between the her and the children 
B)  increased overgeneralization 
C)  increased vocabulary 
D)  increased complexity of deep structure of her children's speech 
A)  reduced conversations between the her and the children 
B)  increased overgeneralization 
C)  increased vocabulary 
D)  increased complexity of deep structure of her children's speech

Question 16

Bill likes to invent.Today he is inventing a new car.He says to himself,"I can visualize what this new car should look like.An average car has an engine,wheels,and so on." His approach to inventing uses the ____ theory of forming concepts.

Accepted Answer

A)  surface 
B)  heuristic 
C)  prototype 
D)  set 
A)  surface 
B)  heuristic 
C)  prototype 
D)  set

Question 17

Explain the four rules of language.Be certain to give examples of each rule.

Accepted Answer

The four rules of language are phonology

Question 18

Both innate and environmental factors play a role in language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The professor wrote on Quan's paper,"I am impressed with your creative thinking on this issue." Quan was most likely demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  functional fixedness 
B)  the creation of average characteristics of an object 
C)  flexibility in thinking and reorganization in understanding 
D)  the use of rules called algorithms 
A)  functional fixedness 
B)  the creation of average characteristics of an object 
C)  flexibility in thinking and reorganization in understanding 
D)  the use of rules called algorithms

Question 20

One function of concepts is that they allow us to:

Accepted Answer

A)  form heuristics 
B)  relearn new things 
C)  more accurately predict how other people will behave 
D)  group things into categories and then effectively organize them in memory 
A)  form heuristics 
B)  relearn new things 
C)  more accurately predict how other people will behave 
D)  group things into categories and then effectively organize them in memory

Exam 14: Thought and Language

The age at which children typically begin using two-word combinations is:

Which is not an approach to measuring creativity?

Men and women process words differently in their brains.

What would you see if you could "climb" inside a child's brain as she learns about different objects?

When Americans view objects,they tend to:

Tim is developing a concept of an "office." According to ____ theory,Tim should list all the essential features of an office.According to ____ theory,however,Tim should construct an ideal office which is an average of all offices.

Which definition of a problem-solving state is incorrect?

"Rules of thumb" or mental shortcuts are known as:

Travis has developed shortcuts to solving algebraic equations.These shortcuts allow Travis to identify a limited number of calculations and examine them in great depth.Travis is utilizing:

Which of the following provides the strongest support for the existence of an innate program for learning language?

Two sentences may have the same meaning,but the actual wording of the sentences may differ.This difference is in their:

When doing a research paper,you break up the assignment into the steps of doing library research,taking notes,making a detailed outline,and writing the paper.This strategy uses:

Feedback,reinforcement,observation,and imitation are examples of ____ related to language acquisition.

The single-word stage of language acquisition begins at:

A mother is thinking about how much TV her young children watch.Based on research described in Module 14,what should she be most aware about regarding her children's language development and viewing habits?

Bill likes to invent.Today he is inventing a new car.He says to himself,"I can visualize what this new car should look like.An average car has an engine,wheels,and so on." His approach to inventing uses the ____ theory of forming concepts.

Explain the four rules of language.Be certain to give examples of each rule.

Both innate and environmental factors play a role in language acquisition.

The professor wrote on Quan's paper,"I am impressed with your creative thinking on this issue." Quan was most likely demonstrating:

One function of concepts is that they allow us to:

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